ArticleScience advances2019
White and wonderful? Microplastics prevail in snow from the Alps to the Arctic.
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157 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Global perspective of ecological risk of plastic pollution on soil microbial communities.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Pooled it
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- Nanoplastic detection and quantification in high-altitude glacial snow samples from Italy, Switzerland and France.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Nursing Students' Microplastic Pollution Awareness and Environmental Literacy: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing open · 2026Article
- Impacts of pollution on the soil microbiome.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- Microplastic contamination in drinking water sources and distribution networks of a Western City in Iran.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Improved Microplastic Identification from Simultaneously Collected Photothermal Infrared and Raman Spectra Using Multiview Conformal Prediction.ACS measurement science au · 2026Article
- Atmospheric microplastic deposition in high-altitude snowpacks across Türkiye.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Environmental Micro(nano)plastic Exposure and Associated Human Health Risks: A Comprehensive Review.Toxics · 2026Review
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- Toward "Safe" Chemicals and Materials on Mars: Knowledge Gaps for Expanding Planetary Protection Requirements.Environmental science & technology · 2026Review
- Effects of microplastics on the intestines.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Review
- Colonization of Microplastics by Different Strains ofEnvironmental science & technology · 2026Article
- Dark microplastics trigger changes on snow metamorphism that depends on the snow initial density.iScience · 2026Article
- Effect of selected microplastics on the development and spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteria.Folia microbiologica · 2026Article
- A review of microplastic contamination in the cryosphere.iScience · 2026Review
- Biodegradable polylactic acid microplastics rewire the soil food web by impeding amoebae predation.The ISME journal · 2026Article
- Abundance of microplastics and nanoplastics in urban atmosphere.Science advances · 2026Article
- Microplastic contamination in remote mountain lakes of the americas: a baseline assessment from Patagonia and Northern California.Frontiers in toxicology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous, and considerable quantities prevail even in the Arctic; however, there are large knowledge gaps regarding pathways to the North. To assess whether atmospheric transport plays a role, we analyzed snow samples from ice floes in Fram Strait. For comparison, we investigated snow samples from remote (Swiss Alps) and populated (Bremen, Bavaria) European sites. MPs were identified by Fourier transform infrared imaging in 20 of 21 samples. The MP concentration of Arctic snow was significantly lower (0 to 14.4 × 10
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